Cat Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cat Smith on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Atos or Capita have (a) targets or (b) guidelines for the number or proportion of personal independence payment applications which are successful.

Justin Tomlinson

Providers have no targets or guidelines relating to the outcome of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications. Atos and Capita supply the Department with an assessment report on PIP claimants; They do not determine the suitability of that claimant for the benefit. That is decided by Departmental Decision Makers.